Sukkot

Hashomer Hachadash Youth Dedicate Sukkot to Rehabilitating Communities in Northern Israel

Hundreds of young volunteers dedicated their Sukkot break to cleaning streams, debris painting and beautifying Kiryat Shmona, as part of ongoing efforts to support communities in Israel’s north.

Hashomer Hachadash youth paint and beautify Kiryat Shmona during Sukkot
A rabbi blows a shoat ahead of Yom Kippur at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in 2026.

Inheriting moral instincts: How choices become a legacy – opinion

President Isaac Herzog held its open Sukkah event.

Herzog holds annual presidential Sukkot event with shows, culture, activities targeted for children

Solomon’s Pools.

Hikers return to Bar Kokhba site for the first time since Oct. 7


Sukkot 2026: The empty chair is gone, but the threat of Hamas and Iran remains - opinion

That daily uncertainty has been absent for months, but this is the first Sukkot on which its absence can be felt in the festival itself.

WONDERING NO LONGER: Sukka plastered with photos of then-hostages, outside Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, 2025.

Sukkot 2026: Faith and prayer can protect us, but Israel still needs a strong IDF - opinion

Even as our heads spin from a dizzying array of consecutive holidays, the parade of crises focusing on the IDF marches on and on.

FITTING BEAUTIFULLY in two worlds: Avraham Ravitz at the Knesset, 2008.

Sukkot and the United Nations: Two competing visions of Israel’s history - opinion

Political fashions at the UN change from generation to generation, but the historical truth of the Jewish people in their land is as firm as a rock.

Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026.

Thousands of Christians set to arrive in Jerusalem for Sukkot celebrations

The conference will be held amid “deeply troubling sanctions” against Jews in the West Bank, according to International Christian Embassy Jerusalem’s president.

Jews shop at a “Four Species” market outside the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, September 22, 2026.

Sukkot 2026: Yom Kippur reminds us life is short - Sukkot asks what we do with it - opinion

Yom Kippur asks God for life. Sukkot asks what we will do with it and whether we will make our time count.

A succa in Western Wall

Sukkot 2026: What the sukkah and Four Species teach us about Israeli unity

The sukkah is where we spend much of our time over the holiday, eating our meals, and many sleep in the sukkah when conditions and weather allow. 

(Illustrative) A woman stands inside a Sukkah, holding a Lulav and Etrog.

Your Investments: The Four Species, unity, and caring for elderly parents

The four species provide an important model for siblings caring for aging parents. Each species has its own role, just as siblings don’t have to contribute in exactly the same way.

Jews shop at a “Four Species” market outside the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, September 22, 2026.

Sukkot Guide 2026: Fun family activities in and around Jerusalem

Now it’s up to you to choose which activities your family will enjoy. Whatever you do, you’ll be sure to have fun in Jerusalem this Sukkot!

Dead Sea Tourism jeeping.

The women who should enter Israel’s sukkah this Sukkot - opinion

It is not about who receives a ceremonial invitation to enter for one evening, but about what kind of sukkah we build in the first place.

Prime Minister Golda Meir

Sukkot and Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

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